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NASA's Swift telescope set to fall back to Earth
Original: NASA's Swift telescope predicted to plummet back to Earth tomorrow
NASA's Swift space telescope is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere, with predictions pointing to an uncontrolled fall within roughly a day. The observatory, launched in 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts, has spent two decades in orbit. Space agencies and trackers are watching where debris might land, and the event is drawing attention as another case of ageing satellites returning uncontrolled.
Why now: A long-running NASA observatory is about to make an uncontrolled atmospheric reentry, raising interest in where its debris will land.
Evidence
- NASA's Swift telescope predicted to plummet back to Earth tomorrow · ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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